Electricity demand in Malaysia
Malaysia: Electricity demand was 199.91 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand in Malaysia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity demand in Malaysia stood at 199.91 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Malaysia peaked at 199.91 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 69.88 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Malaysia 25th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69.88 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 75.69 terawatt-hours | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 80.84 terawatt-hours | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 83.11 terawatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 95.54 terawatt-hours | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 96.52 terawatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 101.67 terawatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 106.29 terawatt-hours | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 113.35 terawatt-hours | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 116.02 terawatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 124.89 terawatt-hours | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 127.43 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 134.17 terawatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 141.16 terawatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 147.48 terawatt-hours | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 150.12 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 155.99 terawatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 159.52 terawatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 169.09 terawatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 176.84 terawatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 172.46 terawatt-hours | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 174.27 terawatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 182.25 terawatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 186.7 terawatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 197.04 terawatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 2025 | 199.91 terawatt-hours | +1.5% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 199.91 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.43 terawatt-hours, 10.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 199.91 terawatt-hours is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.01 terawatt-hours, 14.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.89 terawatt-hours | 69.88 terawatt-hours | 116.02 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 148.67 terawatt-hours | 124.89 terawatt-hours | 176.84 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 185.44 terawatt-hours | 172.46 terawatt-hours | 199.91 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More energy & mining data for Malaysia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 12.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand in Malaysia?
- Electricity demand in Malaysia was 199.91 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 199.91 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.88 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for electricity demand?
- Malaysia ranks 25th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.